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Through this one-of-a-kind, one-piece creation, the queen of complications takes on a new realm of expression sure to delight watch aficionados and collectors alike.
It goes without saying that the presence of fine watchmaking complications always sparks interest, pertinent, and even impertinent staging offers the promise of delivering exquisite visual and auditory emotions. The surprising Minute Repeater Carillon watch illustrates this perfectly. Speake Marin whisks us off to a fascinating mechanical scenescape where tradition and an offbeat mindset consort to shape an original scenography. The dial-free piece ensures the vista over a myriad of the 536 components making up the SMAHH-02 caliber is striking. This openworked monochrome architecture gives pride of place to the flying tourbillon set at 6 o’clock, completing its revolutions in 60 seconds, and to the blued hour and minute hands. This mesmerizing ensemble is combined with a 42 mm-diameter gray grade 5 PVD titanium case topped with a platinum bezel.
In addition to the regulating device, this manual-wind movement boasting a power reserve of 72 hours drives the hammers precisely which chime time on demand. A tap on the discreet pusher integrated in the case middle lets the wearer know the hours, the quarters, and the minutes. The notes in an array of tones ring out one after the other to create a gentle melody. If you trigger the complication at 12:59, the carillon will play its musical composition for 18 seconds. The energy stored within is also used for a somewhat unexpected animation. At 12 o’clock, the three letters of the Roman numeral 12 draped in pinkish-red move in rhythm, adding a touch of fantasy. Speake Marin proves that you can be serious yet wonderfully mischievous.
